urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start working; to take action
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
one's (living) environment
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
even though it is not; despite not
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
small number; few; minority
curiosity; inquisitiveness
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
the good old days; halcyon days
sense of values; values; value system
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
spare time; free time; leisure time
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with